1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Local election in England

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

## Election result

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Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 1998  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 41  |  |  | -1  | 82.0  | 54.2  | 55,961  |
| Liberal Democrats | 9  |  |  | +2  | 18.0  | 25.9  | 26,689  |
| Conservative | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10.3  | 10,671  |
| Liberal | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3.6  | 3,758  |
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 1  | -1  | 0  | 3.3  | 3,432  |
| BNP | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2.3  | 2,391  |
| National Front | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.3  | 270  |

## Ward results

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### Blackwall

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Blackwall (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Stephen Wright  | 701  |  |
| Labour | Khan Murshid  | 691  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Jackson  | 287  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ramsay  | 242  |  |
| Conservative | Crispin Hayhoe  | 128  |  |
| Conservative | Sarah Hoile  | 107  |  |
Turnout | 2,156  |  |

### Bow

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Bow (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Raymon Gipson  | 1,138  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy  | 1,063  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Marian Williams  | 1,010  |  |
| Labour | Arthur Downes  | 797  |  |
| Labour | Arun Chattopadhyay  | 793  |  |
| Labour | Benjamin Leapman  | 696  |  |
| Conservative | Tafique Chowdhury  | 246  |  |
| Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark  | 138  |  |
Turnout | 5,881  |  |

### Bromley

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Bromley (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Abdul Sardar  | 1,504  |  |
| Labour | Carol Hinvest  | 1,293  |  |
| Labour | Betheline Chattopadhyay  | 1,116  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Cameron  | 666  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemarie Peters  | 580  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Converson  | 547  |  |
| Conservative | John Livingstone  | 239  |  |
| Conservative | Barbara Perrott  | 187  |  |
| Conservative | Gregory Price  | 157  |  |
Turnout | 6,289  |  |

### East India

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East India (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Brian Son  | 826  |  |
| Labour | Rajib Ahmed  | 790  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Huxted  | 432  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Annabelle Steggles  | 331  |  |
| Conservative | Nathaniel Cross  | 129  |  |
Turnout | 2,508  |  |

### Grove

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Grove (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow  | 874  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Frederick Hunn  | 848  |  |
| Labour | Olwen Jacobs  | 704  |  |
| Labour | Jonathan Swain  | 674  |  |
| Conservative | Syed Hoque  | 113  |  |
Turnout | 3,213  |  |

### Holy Trinity

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Holy Trinity (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Albert Snooks  | 1,358  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Duffey  | 1,342  |  |
| Labour | Salim Ullah  | 1,314  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosina Tucker  | 1,270  |  |
| Labour | Judith Gardiner  | 1,181  |  |
| Labour | Anthony Sharpe  | 1,156  |  |
| Conservative | Mustak Syed  | 313  |  |
| BNP | Paul Costello  | 147  |  |
Turnout | 8,081  |  |

### Lansbury

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Lansbury (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Diana Johnson | 1,082  |  |
| Labour | Michael Keating  | 1,023  |  |
| Labour | Kevin Morton  | 964  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Blandford  | 692  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Carlin  | 604  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Neale  | 508  |  |
| Independent | David Hemingway  | 499  |  |
| National Front | Lynda Miller  | 270  |  |
| Conservative | Harry Benham  | 137  |  |
| Conservative | Sharon Jones  | 107  |  |
| Conservative | James Mclachlan  | 107  |  |
Turnout | 5,993  |  |

### Limehouse

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Limehouse (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Helal Abbas  | 928  |  |
| Labour | David Edgar  | 778  |  |
| Labour | Soyful Alom  | 771  |  |
| Independent | William Wakefield  | 520  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy McNally  | 443  |  |
| Independent | Maurice Caplan  | 441  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Rayment  | 431  |  |
| Independent | Abu Hossain  | 425  |  |
| Independent | Parvin Begum  | 402  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Pantling  | 399  |  |
| Independent | Derek England  | 388  |  |
| Conservative | Motiur Rahman  | 260  |  |
| Conservative | Pamela Drew  | 101  |  |
| Conservative | Paul Goodman  | 84  |  |
Turnout | 6,371  |  |

### Millwall

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Millwall (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Julia Mainwaring  | 2,315  |  |
| Labour | Martin Young  | 2,315  |  |
| Labour | Stephen Molyneaux  | 2,279  |  |
| BNP | David Hill  | 665  |  |
| BNP | Gordon Callow  | 637  |  |
| BNP | Steven Harrington  | 606  |  |
| Conservative | Philip Groves  | 495  |  |
| Conservative | Jennifer Kendall-Tobias  | 489  |  |
| Conservative | William Norton  | 468  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Flowers  | 371  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wilcock  | 335  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Hunn  | 318  |  |
Turnout | 11,293  |  |

### Park

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Park (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Baunton  | 1,076  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Charles  | 958  |  |
| Labour | Alan Amos  | 418  |  |
| Labour | Philip Royal  | 392  |  |
Turnout | 2,844  |  |

### Redcoat

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Redcoat (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ataur Rahamn  | 922  |  |
| Labour | David Bayat  | 906  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | James Lanagan  | 636  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Harriott  | 599  |  |
| Conservative | Robert Neil  | 129  |  |
Turnout | 3,192  |  |

### Shadwell

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Shadwell (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Michael Keith  | 1,346  |  |
| Labour | Bodrul Alom  | 1,229  |  |
| Labour | Abdus Shukur  | 1,112  |  |
| Independent | Abdul Malik  | 757  |  |
| Conservative | Richard Powell  | 589  |  |
| Conservative | Paul Ingham  | 547  |  |
| Conservative | Lawrence Ailreu-Thomas  | 490  |  |
Turnout | 6,070  |  |

### Spitalfields

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Spitalfields (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Syed Mizan  | 1,454  |  |
| Labour | Ghulam Mortuza  | 1,435  |  |
| Labour | Ala Uddin  | 1,316  |  |
| Conservative | Eaoyor Shaikh  | 621  |  |
| Conservative | David Webb  | 558  |  |
Turnout | 5,384  |  |

### St Dunstans

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St Dunstans (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John Biggs | 1,421  |  |
| Labour | Shahab Ahmed  | 1,231  |  |
| Labour | Mohammed Uddin  | 1,220  |  |
| Conservative | Edna Hill  | 602  |  |
Turnout | 4,474  |  |

### St James

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St James (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mark Taylor  | 941  |  |
| Labour | Lorriane Melvin  | 889  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Martin  | 847  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | John Griffiths  | 841  |  |
| BNP | Paul Maxwell  | 168  |  |
| BNP | Paul McHale  | 168  |  |
| Conservative | Mohammed Ullah  | 89  |  |
Turnout | 3,943  |  |

### St Katharines

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St Katharines (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Denise Jones  | 1,582  |  |
| Labour | Abdul Asad  | 1,496  |  |
| Labour | Anamul Hoque  | 1,333  |  |
| Conservative | Jane Emmerson  | 1,206  |  |
| Conservative | Mostofa Miah  | 1,082  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Gyles Glover  | 610  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Hilal Miah  | 540  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Snooks  | 528  |  |
Turnout | 8,377  |  |

### St Mary's

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St Mary's (2)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Motin Uz-Zaman  | 826  |  |
| Labour | Alexander Heslop  | 819  |  |
| Conservative | Habibur Choudhury  | 358  |  |
Turnout | 2,003  |  |

### St Peters

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St Peters (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jusna Begum  | 1,405  |  |
| Labour | Raja Miah  | 1,223  |  |
| Labour | Raymond Marney  | 1,218  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Chowdhury  | 802  |  |
| Liberal | Kathleen Cook  | 798  |  |
| Liberal | Brian Lafferty  | 590  |  |
| Liberal | Betty Wright  | 586  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy O'Flaherty  | 460  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Elston  | 441  |  |
| Conservative | Jay Tarbey  | 237  |  |
Turnout | 7,760  |  |

### Weavers

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Weavers (3)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Mohammed Ali  | 1,229  |  |
| Labour | Christopher Creegan  | 985  |  |
| Labour | Catherine Tuitt  | 922  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Kofi Appiah  | 776  |  |
| Liberal | Terry Milson  | 770  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Khan  | 748  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Mathews  | 738  |  |
| Liberal | Kathleen Caulfield  | 705  |  |
| Liberal | Justin Sillman  | 309  |  |
| Conservative | Mohammed Uddin  | 158  |  |
Turnout | 7,340  |  |

## References

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* "Council poll results", The Guardian 9 May 1998 page 16
* Ward results

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